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Please note that collective nouns always agree with the third person plural of nouns, and that pronouns do not inflect to the number. | Please note that collective nouns always agree with the third person plural of nouns, and that pronouns do not inflect to the number. | ||
The following table details the three vowel classes and their declension in the collective number. | The following table details the three vowel classes and their declension in the collective number. | ||
*The | *The collective is primarily formed through an insertion of either an /a/ or /u/ initially, depending on vowel class. If the noun has a null-onset, the initial vowel is assimilated. | ||
{| style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg" | {| style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg" | ||
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small> | ! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small> | ||
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{| style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" | {| style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
! colspan="6" |Examples | ! colspan="6" |Examples | ||
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!<small> Masculine</small> | !<small> Masculine</small> | ||
| ''{{blue|a}} | | ''{{blue|a}}magra''|| ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|at}}'' ||knife | ||
|- | |- | ||
!<small>Feminine</small> | !<small>Feminine</small> | ||
| ''{{blue|a}} | | ''{{blue|a}}tazu''|| ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|at}}''||horse | ||
|- | |- | ||
!<small>Neuter</small> | !<small>Neuter</small> | ||
| ''{{blue|u}} | | ''{{blue|u}}thena''|| ''{{blue|u}}then{{blue|ey}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}then{{blue|un}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}thena{{blue|t}}''||speech | ||
|- | |- | ||
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